Optional Prerequisites

The following is optional, but recommended:

SC3 Plugins - you may need the SuperCollider sc3-plugins if you want to use any of the synths included in SuperDirt. Most of the examples in the documentation will still work, so you could skip this step and return to it later.

Install TidalCycles

Open a Command Prompt (or PowerShell), then type and run these two commands:

cabal new-update
cabal new-install tidal --lib

If you've never installed TidalCycles before, then the cabal new-install tidal --lib step may take some time. At the end of the command output, it should say Installed tidal-x.x.x (where x.x.x is the latest version number) without any errors.

If you see an error with the network library, then you need to fix something with your Haskell install. You can find instructions here.

Install SuperDirt

Start SuperCollider, and in the editor window paste in the following line of code: